Influence of gravity on the skin thermal behavior: Experimental study using dynamic infrared thermography

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Ratovoson, Domoina ^a   Jourdan, Franck ^a   Huon, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Heat transfer; Infrared thermography; Skin; Thermomechanics

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CIRCULATION; BLOOD FLOW; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HEAT DIFFUSIONS; HUMAN FOREARMS; HUMAN SKIN; INFRA-RED CAMERAS; STEEL BARS; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; THERMAL BALANCE; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; THERMAL MODEL; THERMO-MECHANICAL BEHAVIORS; THERMO-MECHANICS;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HEAT TRANSFER; SKIN; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

HEMODYNAMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMERA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOREARM; GRAVITY; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMAN; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL DIFFUSION; WARMING;

BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIFFUSION; FEMALE; FOREARM; GRAVITATION; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; MALE; POSTURE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84872160649     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2012.00657.x     Document Type: Article

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